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You Can’t Have Cannabis Without Equity, and You Can’t Have Equity Without Access to Capital

Council for Federal Cannabis Research webinar trailer, "You Can’t Have Cannabis Without Equity, and You Can’t Have Equity Without Access to Capital" featuring notable speakers: Wanda L. James, founder and CEO of Simply Pure Dispensary, Candace Gingrich, LGBTQ community advocate, and Bruce Linton, founder and former Chairman and CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC/WEED). Speaker profiles: Wanda L. James Founder and CEO of Simply Pure Dispensary Wanda James and her husband, Scott Durrah, became the first legally licensed African Americans to own a dispensary, a cultivation facility, and an edible company. James is a leading advocate in the cannabis industry focused on social equity and justice and has worked with many politicians on cannabis reform including former President Barrack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris. The first inductee into the MJ Biz Cannabis Hall of Fame, James was named one of the 50 Most Important Women in the Cannabis Industry by Cannabis Business Executive (2016) and one of the 100 Most Influential People in Cannabis by High Times Magazine (2018). Candace Gingrich LGBTQ Community Advocate Since 1995, Candace Gingrich has served as a key advocate for issues of importance to the LGBTQ community. Gingrich’s involvement in the movement for queer equality began when her older brother, Newt Gingrich, was elected House speaker. From 1998 to 2019, Gingrich worked for the Human Rights Campaign, crisscrossing the country to promote the importance of coming out, the duty to vote, and the power of everyday conversations to change minds. Gingrich joined Revolution Global from 2019 until 2021 and helped direct it first DEI program, continuing Revolution’s commitment to equity both internally and externally. Additional accomplishments include designing and presenting LGBTQ competence training (with focus on transgender and non-binary content) for medical cannabis dispensary staff and creating social media programming to highlight LGBTQ people, women, and veterans in the cannabis industry. Bruce Linton A Founder and Former Chairman and CEO of Canopy Growth(CGC/WEED) Bruce Linton brings a wealth of experience in building strong technology driven companies, developing world-class teams and positioning companies to deliver exceptional customer value and service. In his newly appointed role as an active advisor for Mind Med, Linton will serve as Executive Chairman with GAGE Cannabis Co., following completion of the acquisition of Innovations. Linton also serves as a special advisor with Better Choice Company, an animal health and wellness cannabinoid company, and is an active investor with SLANG Worldwide Inc. (CSE:SLNG), a leading global cannabis consumer packaged goods company. For additional information, please visit uscfcr.org.